12th June 2006, 02:23 PM
Blimey Gilraen where have you been digging. I would say that I have been digging proffessionally for 10 years and most of the big sites I have worked on there has been someone puffing away on a joint or has got a serious alcohol or drugs problem. Lets be honest here most big sites see the smoking of canabis as the norm for archaeologists. Its the drug of choice and is smoked by feild staff, PM`s PO`s included, before, after and during work. I have seen many archaeologists with terrible canabis problems.
Whilst working for a county unit in Norfolk BP insisted (quite rightly) that all those working with or close to machinery had to take a drugs and alchol test. The directors of the company had to admit that they would fail themselves and so everyone on site was asked if they smoked canabis and if not off to the watching brief you went.
In Ireland the site of Blue smoke coming from site vans, pits and trenches was as common place as it is here. Hands on hearts here guys how many would be arrested on site if the cops did a raid.
I reckon as much as 50% if not higher of archaeologists smoke weed on a regular basis. And dont give me that "non additive better than smoking or alchol shpeel"
Keep drugs off site anyone caught with puff on site should be sacked on the spot.
It makes people lazy, unmotivated, psycotic in the end and a damn right danger to those on site.
Close enough for a country job!
Whilst working for a county unit in Norfolk BP insisted (quite rightly) that all those working with or close to machinery had to take a drugs and alchol test. The directors of the company had to admit that they would fail themselves and so everyone on site was asked if they smoked canabis and if not off to the watching brief you went.
In Ireland the site of Blue smoke coming from site vans, pits and trenches was as common place as it is here. Hands on hearts here guys how many would be arrested on site if the cops did a raid.
I reckon as much as 50% if not higher of archaeologists smoke weed on a regular basis. And dont give me that "non additive better than smoking or alchol shpeel"
Keep drugs off site anyone caught with puff on site should be sacked on the spot.
It makes people lazy, unmotivated, psycotic in the end and a damn right danger to those on site.
Close enough for a country job!